Chapter 315: Dennis Protects His Lover
Chapter 315: Dennis Protects His Lover
Lily froze for a moment when she heard him say that, then lowered her head.
Dennis noticed her change and asked carefully, "What's wrong?"
"I think you're right. After all, with your status, who would dare offend you?"
Lily even smiled a little.
Seeing her smile, Dennis felt like his heart was being pelted with hail.
In this matter, he would always be in the wrong.
He couldn't help but pinch her cheek, "Stop smiling."
Just as Lily was about to dodge, the office door was pushed open. Eric stood in the doorway, looking at the two people inside.
He took a step back, "Well, I'll come back later."
Dennis lowered his hand and looked at Eric with thin lips pressed coldly together, "Don't you know how to knock?"
"I'm coming into my own office. Why would I knock?"
Eric looked confused.
Lily turned and ran. Too embarrassing.
Dennis's expression looked a bit unpleasant as he looked at Eric, "I remember locking the door before."
"I forgot to tell you the lock broke a couple of days ago."
"...Remember to replace it."
Dennis picked up the document Lily had just handed him. He had to admit she really was quite talented.
Eric came over to gossip, "I heard last night at The Velvet Vine you publicly clarified that you have no engagement with Olivia, and even stood up for Lily?"
Gossip spread fastest in this era.
Everyone knew that the girl Dennis was protecting was a gaming streamer who had once pulled off Dennis's signature move, the twelve-hit combo. People were gossiping about whether these two had been together all along.
Dennis's expression was calm, "What else? Last night was a good opportunity to explain."
He hadn't expected Olivia to show up at the private room, and her attitude made him very uncomfortable, which was why he clarified directly.
"That's true. You originally let Olivia clarify and explain things herself early on, which would have saved her some dignity. But Olivia was too stubborn, so last night you had to clarify it yourself, and she lost face. Can't blame anyone else for that."
Eric also thought Olivia was too obsessed. It was just an engagement rumor, not real. In the end, it turned into such an awkward situation.
Eric said, "Olivia's mother will probably find out about this soon. Mrs. Harper is your mother's friend; she'll probably give Lily trouble."
That Freya from the Harper family was no ordinary person.
Dennis's eyes turned cold, "She wouldn't dare, unless she wants the Harper family to go bankrupt directly."
"The Harper family has been declining these past two years. They've barely been holding on thanks to a long-term order your mother gave them. If you call it off, the Harper family might really go bankrupt."
Eric was quite familiar with the Harper family's situation.
This was also why the Harper family was desperately trying to marry Olivia into the Gonzalez family.
Dennis finished reading the document in his hand and handed it to Eric. "I need to go to this afternoon's conference."
"That's right. After all, now that Lily knows your identity, there's no need to hide. But hasn't David always thought you were poor? When he finds out your identity, he'll probably be shocked."
Honestly, Eric was looking forward to it himself.
When Dennis mentioned the Roberts family, his tone got much colder, "Does he think that with the West family backing him, he can rest easy?"
"Why not give Lily's brother David a lesson at today's conference?"
After holding back for so long, it was time to make it memorable for him.
The two men exchanged glances, both understanding each other.
After the meeting, Lily packed up her materials and prepared to go to the conference venue with everyone else.
When they were leaving, Dennis's car stopped in front of her. "Get in."
Lily hesitated, "I already said I'd ride with my colleague."
Eric, next to them, jumped into that person's car first, "I happen to have something to discuss with him. Lily, you take that car."
Eric glanced at Dennis, "That's all I can do to help you."
Lily noticed her colleague looking over, so she had no choice but to get in the car reluctantly, but she chose to sit in the passenger seat.
Dennis sat in the back, looking at Lily in the passenger seat, suddenly feeling a bit helpless, "Are you afraid I'll eat you?"
"After all, Mr. Gonzalez is the boss, and I'm just an employee. It's appropriate to sit in the passenger seat."
Lily sat contentedly in the passenger seat, only feeling that the atmosphere in the car had changed quite a bit.
The CEO's secretary, who was driving, was extremely nervous, never expecting to see the day when Dennis would humble himself so much for a girl.
Dennis had no choice but to say, "I just looked at the problem you submitted. That technical issue will need some testing and modification, which will take quite a bit of time."
"I know. I'll make time to come debug it during this period. I'll have it done within a month."
Lily had already figured out how to handle it during the meeting.
After the brief conversation ended, Lily looked out the window, and neither of them continued talking.
Before long, the vehicle stopped outside the conference venue.
As Lily was about to get out, Dennis received a phone call, his tone becoming very anxious, "What happened to Grandma? I'll be right there."
Lily had already gotten out of the car, but she couldn't help turning back to look.
She remembered Dennis saying that the time Olivia answered the phone was because his grandmother was seriously ill and went to the hospital.
Dennis's expression showed some anxiety, "I need to go to the hospital first. Everything at the conference has been arranged. You can just go up and speak directly."
"Then you go ahead. I'll handle things here."
Lily could tell he cared a lot about his grandmother; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so anxious about her illness that he didn't even notice he'd lost his phone.
She watched Dennis's car leave, looked around, and didn't see her colleagues' car.
That stretch of road was a bit congested earlier, so everyone probably hadn't arrived yet.
Lily walked in by herself with the documents. At the entrance, she ran into Sophie and James. Both of them had smiles on their faces, looking somewhat pleased with themselves.
Sophie spoke first, "Lily, I have good news to tell you. David has reinvested in Michael's AI project, and it's developing really well. But for you, this probably isn't good news."
"Nothing to worry about."
Lily was very calm, "After all, you guys even had to steal our company's materials for the bid. With that level of competition, you're not worth my attention at all."
James quickly said, "Lily, David has the West family's investment now, and he's also partnered with the famous international company IntelliSense AI Corporation. Your small company can't compete with us at all. I'd advise you to leave before Maple Leaf Corporation goes bankrupt."
Lily was somewhat surprised, "IntelliSense AI Corporation?"
In her past life, she had heard of this overseas company - a notorious scam operation that had cheated many companies in Empire City.
At that time, IntelliSense AI Corporation had also approached the Roberts family for cooperation, but she felt they didn't need overseas investment, and the Roberts family was dominant at the time and really didn't lack money, so David refused IntelliSense AI Corporation's cooperation.
She hadn't expected that in this life, David would still partner with them. Was he in a hurry to die?
James said smugly, "You must have heard of this company. Sophie was the one who introduced them."
Sophie showed an expectant expression.
Once this project was over and they'd drained the Roberts Group's funds, she would never have to look at the Roberts family's faces again, never have to please that cripple, James.
At that time, she would make sure Lily's life was a living hell.
Lily laughed mockingly, "Sophie, you actually introduced a scam company to David. If he finds out, what do you think will happen?"
Sophie's expression shifted dramatically. How did that bitch Lily know?
It was impossible.